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民樂

简民乐 · 繁民樂

Mandarin · pinyin mín yuè#

folk music, esp. for traditional instruments

Mandarin · pinyin Mín lè#

see 民樂縣 Mín lè Xiàn

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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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2–4 · min2 yue4

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noun · Etymology 1

instrumental folk music
(chiefly Mainland China, specifically) traditional Chinese orchestral music

name · Etymology 2

(～縣) Minle (a county of Zhangye, Gansu, China)
(～站) A Shenzhen Metro Station.

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